The "Lost" Planescape Sigil Book

[Shemeska]

For vaporware books, as I recall, there was also a demiplane guidebook that appeared on a product schedule along with the Sigil book that Monte mentioned. I've never heard anything more about it though.

Can anyone elaborate any on that one?

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

I hear there's a mention of it in Savage Species.

--Erik

Well, that got my curiosity up enough to look for it. For those equally curious, with access to the book, it is mentioned on page 102 in the same line as Book of Vile Darkness and Lords of Darkness in reference to other products that deal with evil in the campaign.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, that got my curiosity up enough to look for it. For those equally curious, with access to the book, it is mentioned on page 102 in the same line as Book of Vile Darkness and Lords of Darkness in reference to other products that deal with evil in the campaign.

Huh. Was this to be an FR product? What city was going to detail?

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

Curiosity still in overdrive...googled around and found this...

http://secure1.white-wolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=137

Not sure if this is what Erik is talking about, but the description of it certainly puts it in the same category as BoVD and Lords of Darkness.

Could it be that an official D&D product makes reference to a 3rd party supplement?

Intriguing.

 

[Kvantum]

OK, here's what I know about City of Sin. Before Anthony Valterra left WotC and the whole BoEF debacle, there was supposed to be a setting product/city book set up for Epic levels and "mature" content. I playtested a 25th level combat (playing Mialee with 3.0 time stop - heh heh heh) for an Aberration with a bunch of antennae and whatnot. It kicked our butts, so the general consensus was that, whatever the thing was, it was no CR 25.

Edit: And now the NDA lawyers can eat me for lunch. Yay.

 

[aarondirebear]

Closed the book on the setting?
what did it do, violate the taboo of never revealing The Lady's identity?

 

[DaveMage]

Well, that got my curiosity up enough to look for it. For those equally curious, with access to the book, it is mentioned on page 102 in the same line as Book of Vile Darkness and Lords of Darkness in reference to other products that deal with evil in the campaign.

Fascinating!

 

[Ambrus]

Closed the book on the setting?
what did it do, violate the taboo of never revealing The Lady's identity?

No, though the Lady of Pain does uncharacteristically appear and pause for a moment to converse with the PCs via a dabus speaker near the end of the adventure. What I'd meant though was that it was simply the last Planescape book to be released before the line was officially cancelled by TSR.

Also, since the conclusion of the adventure causes the City of Doors' faction/bureaucracy to be tossed out on its ear, it can also be said to symbolically signal the end of the campaign setting we'd all grown to love. There was a certain note of finality to it...

 

[Monte At Home]

For vaporware books, as I recall, there was also a demiplane guidebook that appeared on a product schedule along with the Sigil book that Monte mentioned. I've never heard anything more about it though.

Can anyone elaborate any on that one?

Yeah, it's called Guide to the Ethereal Plane.

There was a certain note of finality to it...

There actually wasn't meant to be. There was supposed to be a follow-up adventure that put Sigil back together again. But then the line was cancelled.

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

Yeah, it's called Guide to the Ethereal Plane.

That one was published, wasn't it? I'm pretty sure I remember owning it one point (I can't recall for certain as my collection of 2nd edition products was lost during a move).